The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-13

heavy stock, which he estimates at $40,
900, on which he had but $1,000 in
surance; entire loss.
| CHARLOTTE STREET, WEST SIDE.
On the west side of Charlotte street the
flames were busy, and it required but a
few minutes for the cottage, where the
Dzialynski saloon was located, to burn
to the ground. This building was owned
by Captain Vail, whose loss was about
5000, and the saloons s., 900.
The Marion House, probably better
known as the Edwards House, next
caught, which was totally destroyed, as
well as a great part of the furniture.
The house was owned by Vedden &
Henderson and was valued at $15 900.
Vedden & Henderson's store, ON the
ground floor, with a $1,000 stock of
| goods. was total loss
The county court house adjoined this
property, and was totally destroyed.
Much of, and probably all, the records
We're saved. Some of the county court
records We're destroyed, but this loss will
not prove very serious. This house was
| built of stone and brick, and the county 5
loss will not lie more than 5000.
The three story coquina rock building
| on the corner of Treasury lane and Char
lotte street, was the next To- take fire. 1t
was the property of Mrs. Strisky, whose
loss will not fall short of $500. y col
ored woman by the name of Sally Wo-
artas, kept the house as a boarding
place, and her loss in furniture, etc,
was about S2,5OO.
| THE OLD PLANTER HOTEL.
| Just in rear of this, ON Treasury lane,
was located the old Planters Hotel, the
oldest hotel in the city, and connected to
the Florida House just north by bridge
across the lane. When this took fire all
hopes of saving the Florida House We're
| given up, but the heroic firemen and cit
| izens made a bold stand. and while the
old Planters was burning, a constant
the Florida House, standing
only twelve feet away. 1t
was badly scorched and caught on fire
several times. How it was saved
from burning, even with a favorable
wind, is a mystery, as the narrow lane
| where the firemen We're at work must
have been fearfully hot place. The
| property was owned by the proprietors
| of the Florida House. who lost several
thousand dollars by its burning. The
connecting bridge was cut away before
| the flames got under good headway,
| which no doubt saved the larger house.
| By tearing away the roof of a new build
| ing on the east side of Charlotte street,
| the march of the flames was arrested in
| that direction, and the open space be
| tween the old Planters Hotel and Mr..
| Peck's residence: on the corner of Treas
| ury lane, the flames We're checked from
| further progress westward.
| On the west the Bishops residence and
| the house of Mr.. Peck were the only
buildings left on that square, and Mrs.
Edgar's residence, on the Bay, was the
| only one left standing there.
| Prof. +. Sulzner's music store was
located i'm the Planters Hotel, but he sue
ceeded in moving all his stock, save
about $50 worth of small articles. His
many friends in Palatka will be glad to
learn that he escaped SO lightly.
EXCELLENT ORDER.
Strange to say there We're no accidents,
and the large force of extra policemen
| sworn in preserved the very best of
|
the alarm, and by organized effort, hard
| work, and favored by the wind and the
open plaza, with its large green trees,
| the city was saved from total destruc-
ton. Large quantities of goods and
| furniture were saved from the burning
buildings, but in the hurry and rush
with which they were handled the most
of them were ruined.
Owing to the very high rate of insur-
ance on the property, St per cent. in the
burned district, the owners carried but
few policies, and the heavy loss, esti-
mated at over $500. 900, falls almost ex-
clusively ON the owners of the property
and goods.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The following is a hasty summary of
the losses As near As they could be OBJ
tanned yesterday afternoon:
st. Augustine Hotel, $3.50. 900; not in
sured
First National Bank building $1,000;
not insured.
Old Cathedral. $4,000; insurance.
s4,1OO.
The Cottage, $1,000: insurance, 81 900.
Edwards House. $40 900: no insurance
Vedder's Museum, $1,000: insurance,
$500.
Court House, $1,000; insurance.
5000.
Mrs. b. f. Carr's residence, 81 900. in
surance, $500.
Welter's restaurant, $1,000: the build
ing, owned by Mrs Smith, was insured
for 81 eco.
Gonzales & Benhayen, 5000: not in
sured.
Chamberlin's grocery, 5000, insur-
ance $4,000.
Bucks restaurant 81, 800; not insured
Davis barber shop, 500; not insured.
Way Yong's restaurant. 81 600; not in
sured.
Speizinger's drug store, S2,Oo0: not in
sured.
THE SAVED RECORDS.
The following telegram was sent To
the Treasury Department ut Washing
ton by the Collector of Customs At ST.
Augustine:
.sSr iIaIvSrTNE Npril ID The princi-